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Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations

The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported that a woman who previously worked in Eric Swalwell's district office accused him of two nonconsensual sexual encounters.

By The Japan Times

• April 13, 2026 at 5:47 AM

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California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell speaks during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco in February
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Representative Eric Swalwell on Sunday said he was suspending his campaign for governor of California, as he faces calls from fellow Democratic lawmakers and dozens of his former staffers to leave Congress following accusations of sexual assault."To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past," Swalwell wrote in a post on X, without elaborating
"I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that's my fight, not a campaign's."The post did not address the calls for him to leave Congress
Swalwell's congressional office did ‌not immediately respond ‌to a request for comment.

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